Raulerson v. State

462 So.2d 1085 (1985)

James David RAULERSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 66419.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 21, 1985.

Stephen B. Bright and Palmer Singleton, Atlanta, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

We have before us an appeal from the denial of appellant's third motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

In August of 1975, appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced…